Bill Basie studied music with his mother as a child and played piano in early childhood. He picked up the basics of early ragtime from some of the great Harlem pianists and studied organ informally ...

Is there any sound more timeless in all of jazz than that of the Basie Orchestra? The title of this new Pablo release might be a perfect description of the essence of the Basie band—except one might ...

Join us for an evening of dining and dancing in the historical charm of the Old Mill Toronto Dining Room. BLUE EYES MEETS BASIE is a tribute to Frank Sinatra and Count Basie featuring the Swing Shift ...

Forecasting the paths that big-band jazz might travel is difficult now that another of its pacesetters has reached the end of his journey. In symbolic terms, the loss of Count Basie, who died last ...